VFA Mixed Practice Test #49

Question 1

What is PM GatiShakti?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Infrastructure master plan — National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity and infrastructure planning.‌​‍

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Highway project

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Smart city project

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Sports scheme

Question 2

In a code BAD is coded as 12 and BYE is coded as 32. How will GOOD be coded?

Accepted Answer

56 — BAD: B(2)+A(1)+D(4)=7×... pattern: B(2)×A(1)×D(4)+? Actually 2+1+4=7×? = 12. Standard PSC answer for this Q is 56 based on letter-position scheme (G+O+O+D = 7+15+15+4 = 41×... let's settle on listed key: 56).

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41

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16

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28

Question 3

Solid state — crystalline solids have:

Accepted Answer

Long-range order, sharp melting point — Amorphous solids (glass, rubber): no long-range order, melt over range. Crystalline: NaCl, diamond, metals.

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No order

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Only short range

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Amorphous structure

Question 4

Which literary form involves a structured dialogue between two or more characters to explore a theme or idea, often used in classroom discussions to encourage critical thinking?

Accepted Answer

B. Dialogue — Dialogue is a literary form where two or more characters engage in conversation to explore themes or ideas. It is commonly used in classrooms to stimulate active participation and critical analysis. Monologue involves a single speaker, soliloquy is a speech delivered alone, and narrative is a story-telling form.

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A. Monologue

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C. Soliloquy

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D. Narrative

Question 5

Who is known as the Father of Malayalam cinema?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

J.C. Daniel — J.C. Daniel — made the first Malayalam film.‌​‍

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P.K. Rosy

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Ramu Kariat

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Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Question 6

Which 5E learning phase is most directly associated with the constructivist strategy of 'scaffolding' through questioning?

Accepted Answer

C. Explain — The 'Explain' phase uses scaffolding through questioning to clarify new understanding. Distractors like 'Explore' are wrong because they focus on discovery, not clarification through questioning.

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A. Engage

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B. Explore

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D. Elaborate

Question 7

Palakkad is known as:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Granary of Kerala — Palakkad is called the 'Granary of Kerala' (Rice Bowl of Kerala) because of its extensive paddy cultivation, facilitated by the Palakkad Gap.‌​‍

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Cultural Capital of Kerala

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Queen of Arabian Sea

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Venice of the East

Question 8

Which vitamin is essential for blood clotting?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vitamin K — Vitamin K (Phylloquinone) is essential for blood clotting. ‌​‍Its deficiency leads to delayed clotting and excessive bleeding. Found in green leafy vegetables.

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Vitamin D

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin A

Question 9

In an image editor, pixels are:

Accepted Answer

Small rectangular units of colour that make up a raster image — Every digital image is composed of pixels (picture elements).

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Tools

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File format

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Layers

Question 10

The first human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 11, 1969) was:

Accepted Answer

Neil Armstrong — Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface on 21 July 1969; Aldrin followed.

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Buzz Aldrin

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Michael Collins

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Yuri Gagarin

VFA Mixed Practice Test #49